The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) here is tying up with various research organisations and institutes to enhance its competence in select domains.
Addressing the fifth convocation function of the IIST here on Thursday, Director V.K. Dadhwal said the institute had entered into three fresh MoUs. It is joining hands with the Cambridge University and ISRO centres for the design of an advanced space telescope in visible and infrared region.
It has joined hands with the University of Colorado, US, to build a nanosatellite with ionospheric payload. The project to be executed by a consortium of universities also involves the establishment of a data reception centre at the IIST. Dr. Dadhwal said students from the IIST had presented their designs at a project review held at Colorado last month.
The third MoU is for establishing a partner group in the IIST in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, to study galactic star formation.
The IIST is also close to concluding an MoU with CalTech, US, to develop the technology for next generation space telescopes. The project seeks to demonstrate hardware and software solutions for in-orbit, autonomous assembly and reconfiguration of modular spacecraft carrying identical active mirror segments.
Besides, the IIST has an MoU with CalTech and University of Boulder, US, involving exchange of students and faculty, joint research and fellowships for training and research at doctoral and post-doctoral levels.
